Biography of Concubine Shujia

Chapter 15

The old lady's birthday banquet ended amidst the excitement. Shiniang took this opportunity to formally integrate into the social circle of the ladies in Yujing, and won the appreciation of the guests.Shi Niang met many girls from other families, and even hit it off with the three cousins ​​of the Chen family.

The three girls of the Chen family are dignified and steady at the front, and kind and courteous at the back.Compared with the enthusiasm of the third girl and the care of the eldest girl, Shi Niang prefers the rare temperament of the second girl.

Just because there are so many people, it is not easy to talk too much.Seeing that Shiniang gets along well with her nieces, Chen is also happy to see the success, and at the instigation of the nieces, she agrees to take them to the Zhuangzi in her spare time.

After the guests dispersed, Mrs. Chen called Shi Niang to discuss matters regardless of her fatigue.Shiniang sounded like Chen was arranging someone from the family to escort her to visit her grandmother's house.

Mrs. Chen was not hypocritical, and told Yugui to open the storeroom, and asked Shi Niang to choose the gift for her grandmother herself, but Shi Niang refused, "I will make my mother suffer, and I will choose the gift for my grandmother. I can't let my mother spend money on it." It's gone." Chen Shi ignored Shi Niang's words, and only ordered Yugui to pick the best ginseng medicinal materials and gorgeous brocades and give them to Shi Niang.Yugui took her maid to open the warehouse to pick out gifts.

Mrs. Chen also opened the skylight to Shiniang and said frankly: "It stands to reason that I should have visited your grandmother's house, but your grandmother just told me to help your eldest aunt and second aunt take care of the housework, so I am here for a while. You can't get away. You can say that you didn't visit for some reason, but today your grandmother's Lu family sent a gift, so you have to come to visit whatever you say. The things of the previous generation , I don’t want to do anything with you at all, you should move around frequently. You can go to Lu’s house by yourself.”

Shiniang thought that the relatives Chen mentioned were the Chen family, but it was only at the end that she realized that the grandmother Chen said was the grandmother of the Lu family.He couldn't help but think to himself, as expected, he did the right thing in choosing the material before, and Mrs. Chen was reciprocating the favor.Knowing that there was no reason why she couldn't go out easily, nor could she visit Lu's house, so she secretly arranged for her.

After the mother's death, the relationship between the Lu family and Du's house gradually faded away.Originally, with Shi Niang as a conciliation agent in the middle, there would be no evil, but Shi Niang was assassinated one after another in Du's house. The Lu family learned about the situation of the niece through the mouth of the daughter's companion, and sent someone to pick up Shi Niang. He refused, and sneered at the Lu family, saying that the Lu family should not meddle in other people's inner courtyard affairs.The head of the Lu family broke off contact with the Du family in a fit of anger.

When the old lady heard about the way the old lady handled it, she angrily scolded the old lady that "the success is not enough, but the failure is more than failure".She sent her close confidant, Nanny Sun, to the Lu family to ask for peace, but because of the death of the younger sister and what happened to the niece, the head of the Lu family completely gave up on the Du family.Knowing that Li Shi forced his own sister to death and even murdered his niece, the inaction of the Du Mansion made people feel chilling.

They can't move the Li family in the inner courtyard, but the Li family still has family members, so the Lu family and the Li family's main family were originally at odds with the two empresses who entered the palace, and now they are even more determined to fight against the court. The Li family was suppressed in the shopping mall.For a while, the two families had a deeper grudge.The Lu family attacked the Li family. The Li family heard that their widowed mother and younger brother were wantonly bullied by the clan because of the landing of the Lu family. For a while, she secretly hated her. There was nothing she could do about it in the clan and the Lu family. Rub round and pinch flat?
So he intensified the murder of Shi Niang, and Shi Niang was in a dire situation.In desperation, he had no choice but to come up with the idea of ​​protecting himself from the mansion and avoiding disaster in Nanshan.The Lu family came to their senses at this time, and sent people to take care of Shi Niang, and sent a large amount of money and various things to Du's house every year.Every year, the Du family sent the New Year gift to the Lu family, and the Lu family sent it back intact, and slapped the head lady in the face severely.Shi Niang had no choice but to send someone to give New Year gifts to the Lu family in her own name on the following New Year's Day.

After careful calculation, Shi Niang hadn't been to the Lu family for almost five years, and she didn't know how well everyone in the Lu family has always been.Since Mrs. Chen allowed Shi Niang to visit Lu's mansion by herself, Shi Niang ordered the nanny and the servant to prepare a gift for the Lu family when she returned to her room.Although Chen has prepared a lot, as a niece, she must do her best.

On the second day, Shi Niang asked the old lady to resign early before going out.I was afraid that the old lady would not let her go out of the mansion to go to Lu's house if she was dissatisfied.

When it was time for the old lady to go to the room, the old lady had finished her breakfast and was lying on the couch talking to Jiu Niang.Seeing Shi Niang coming in, Jiu Niang hurriedly gave up the seat next to the old lady so that it was convenient for Shi Niang to talk to the old lady.Ten Niang smiled gratefully at Jiu Niang.

Because she didn't know how Mrs. Chen persuaded the old lady, Shi Niang didn't dare to say more, she simply stated Mrs. Chen's order, and the old lady smiled and said, "I wish I should walk more with your grandparents' house. It's just about family matters One thing is more like one, first you go out of filial piety, then your mother enters the house, and my old lady's birthday banquet, I almost forgot to ask you to go to your in-laws. Your mother is safe and will take care of everything. You think it over. If that's the case, you can go this trip by yourself." Shi Niang saw that although the old lady was smiling, she didn't look natural, so she didn't say much, and thanked the old lady for asking to leave.The old lady asked the servant girl to personally send the ten niangs to the second gate of the road and take the car.

Farewell old lady.When Shi Niang left the courtyard gate, she declined Agate's offer, and took her maid to the second gate.

Going to the old lady's place, Jiuniang was sent away, and the old lady sat and talked with Nanny Sun.Although she didn't embarrass Shi Niang just now, the old lady was not at peace after all.The day before yesterday's birthday banquet, the Chen family sent generous gifts, and the head wife came to congratulate her with her siblings and children.But the Lu family only sent a reasonable gift, and no one came.Thinking of the scene at that time, the old lady couldn't help complaining to Nanny Sun

"The Lu family is too much. It makes the Chen family think about me and Shi Niang. Fortunately, the fourth family is generous, otherwise this would be a joke."

Grandma Sun couldn't help laughing when she heard the old lady's complaint: Back then, when you allowed the eldest lady and Mrs. Li to bully Miss Shi and a little girl, why didn't you say it? The daughter-in-law bullies the niece, but it is also due to her family background that she does all these nasty things.Nanny Sun laughed in her heart, and still comforted the old lady dutifully: "The Lu family also sent someone to give a birthday gift. It was because the eldest lady couldn't speak back then, so you can only work a little bit more for the house, old lady." It's been a year. Now that Miss Ten has returned to the mansion, the Lu family has gradually begun to communicate with our mansion, so you can rest assured."

The old lady was told by Nanny Sun to let go of the matter and not mention it.Thinking of Shi Niang's role, she told Nanny Sun, "Go and send the red sandalwood zither to Shi Niang, send the golden nanmu one to the sixth girl, and the old mahogany to the eighth girl. The musical instrument class will be notified. Chen and the others can open it, as for how to teach the girl, it depends on their personal ability."

Sun Nanny heard the old lady's order, and secretly said: It is really her usual practice to let the daughter-in-law fight and let the granddaughter fight.

But he called out the address in his mouth, but Ke Jiner praised: "Miss really loves Miss Sun, no wonder every Miss Sun likes to come to your knees to entertain you. These kites were specially found by the old man to please you when you were young. You I'm willing." The old lady smiled and scolded: "You old bastard's mouth is smeared with honey today, but you are making fun of me. Hurry up and find the piano." Sun Nanny went to find the guzheng without mentioning it.

The old lady and Nanny Sun were discussing Shiniang Chen, and Chen was also talking about Shiniang and the old lady with Yugui.Mrs. Chen treats Yugui as a confidant maid, and plans to wait a few years for the fourth master to take over the house, so she doesn't shy away from some things and is willing to discuss some things with Yugui.At this moment, the master and servant were discussing about Shi Niang.

"Yugui, tell me, if I do this, can ten girls appreciate it? This time we are taking food from the old lady, and there is a big house behind us secretly blocking it, let alone the restless one in our backyard. I hope we Make the right bet, otherwise it will really be Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror, not a human being inside or outside.”

Thinking of this, Mrs. Chen hesitated for a while, and told Yugui about her concerns.

"Madam, you can't hesitate. Don't talk about right and wrong at this time. Our people have already passed on the message to Miss Ten. You see, Miss Ten's respect for our family is not repaying your sincere help. Right now, the Li family is temporarily dormant and can still join hands with Da Fang. When she regains her vitality, she might be able to make trouble with the help of the seventh young master. Besides, our master has a soft-hearted temperament. Well, think about Miss Ten's own mother, you can't be soft-hearted."

"Now Aunt Lu has recovered. The master misses Mrs. Xiantou and loves her. She has followed Mrs. Xiantou since she was a child, and she has always defended the eldest lady, and her relationship with Li Shi will never end. If she fights with Li Shi in the ring, you Only then can we be safe. If we really have to wait for Miss Ten to make a move by herself, we won't take any advantage. With Miss Ten's temper, if she really makes a move, Li Shi will probably be useless. By then, Aunt Lu will have no one to restrain you. Should I press Aunt Lu, or wait for Aunt Lu to challenge you because of her favor?"

Thinking of Shiniang's temperament and Chen's plans, Yugui persuaded Chen to make a decisive move.Just kidding, if you really wait for Miss Ten to make a move, you won't get anything good. In case, in order to win over the master, the wife pushes herself to compete with Aunt Lu for favor, so I really have no place to cry. Don't even think about getting ahead.

Therefore, even if it was for her own sake, Yugui would persuade Chen Shi to suppress Li Shi.

Mrs. Chen was not a procrastinator, and after listening to Yugui's analysis, she called Yugui to go quietly out of the second door to find her dowry in charge. She ordered her one by one, and before Shi Niang arrived at Lu's mansion, she had already Plan what you planned before.

Two generations of the Du family and two people who are close to Shi Niang are planning and plotting with their confidantes around Shi Niang, but Shi Niang doesn't know anything about it at this time, and she is still uneasy in the carriage.

(End of this chapter)